El Nino
Panama Canal lifts restrictions on ship depth
Officials running the Panama Canal have said they have lifted restrictions on the depth of ships passing through that had been imposed since April because of low water levels caused by severe drought.
‘Godzilla’ El Nino, primary reason for poor rainfall, has finally ended after 2 years
After two years of depleted rainfall, this monsoon season is predicted to bring good rainfall. The Indian Met department has forecast above average rainfall in the four-month season of June to September. It has said India as
Japan expects La Nina weather pattern to emerge in coming months
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the El Nino was expected to continue weakening and there was a high possibility the weather event would finish before summer.
El Nino weakens, here comes La Nina, meteorologists say
In the midst of a major El Nino, meteorologists say its flip side, La Nina, is around the corner. The NOAA Climate Prediction Center reports that El Nino is weakening but likely to stick around a couple more months.
Drought could hit rice stocks at exporters, fuel price crisis: Analyst
Total stocks in top shippers of the grain India, Thailand, Vietnam, Pakistan and the United States are likely to fall to 19 million tonnes by the second half of the year, from a peak of nearly 41 million tonnes in 2013, said
Japan sees high possibility of La Nina emerging in summer
Japan's weather bureau said on Monday there was a high possibility that a La Nina weather pattern would emerge in summer after the El Nino ends.
Southern India likely to see higher than normal rainfall: United Nations
Southern India could continue to experience higher than normal rainfall and this could cause further flooding due to El Nino, a phenomena which sparks global weather extremes, according to a UN report.
“El Nino may stir grain markets more than Black Sea drought”
El Nino could have a bigger impact on grain and oilseed markets than drought in Russia and Ukraine, which may be alleviated before the crucial spring growth period, analysts said on Wednesday.
El Nino may trigger cyclones after monsoon
The El Nino of 2015 has adversely impacted the monsoon rainfall in India and the side effects of warming of the surface temperature of north Indian Ocean...
This year’s El Nino weather pattern could be strongest on record: Experts
The current El Nino weather phenomenon is expected peak between October and January and could turn into one of the strongest on record, experts from the World Meteorological Organization said at a news conference on Tuesday.
Monsoon rainfall deficit widens to 10 pct, raises fears of first drought in six years
Though agriculture accounts for about 15 percent of India's $2 trillion economy, three-fifths of its 1.25 billion people depend on it for their livelihood.
